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Law Number V: One-tenth of the participants produce over one-third of the output. Increasing the number of participants merely reduces the average output.

Norman Ralph Augustine

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Norman Ralph Augustine
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: July 27
Author
Businessperson
Denver
Colorado
Norman R. Augustine
Norman Augustine
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